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Houses in many respect are like people. Some lead very interesting lives with their simple architectural display, and grow old gracefully. Some have mystery attached to their arches, and they become intriguing. Some tie up historical events with people and intrigue becoming massive with significant. Walk alone the streets in the Heart of French Louisiana where homes have a lot to say. You are at...

The Freetown-Port Rico Historic District is known from its earliest days as Freetown or Mouton Addition. It has always been home to many African Americans along with some Acadians (Cajuns), Jewish, Lebanese, and Spanish residents. Through the Post-Reconstruction and Jim Crow eras, when racial tensions led to conflict and violence throughout Louisiana, the Freetown-Port Rico area...